Garrett Acton

Bats L Throws R6'2" 215 lbBorn 1998 Naperville, USADebut 2023Team TBDraft 2016 R35 #1046 Chicago White Sox, Lemont HSContract 1 y (26) 2026: $532,294

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	104	23.0	9.2	3.33	19.8	6.38	104.7
2027							105.8
2028							102.9

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 97 PITCH+ the next season; 5 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Cody Carroll	2020	55.9	did not play
2	Brian Slocum	2008	57.1	did not play
3	Brooks Pounders	2018	61.1	89.5	34
4	Ryan Carpenter	2018	63.2	72.3	197
5	Drew Carpenter	2012	66.3	did not play
6	Yoslan Herrera	2008	63.6	did not play
7	Trevor Megill	2021	66.3	92.8	196
8	Jose Marte	2023	67.0	108.1	80
9	Steve Edlefsen	2012	70.7	did not play
10	Kyle Zimmer	2019	68.6	123.3	91

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									104				105.8
2026*									28				123.4	96.7	120.1
2025	TB	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	5	0	2	0	107.4	100.0	107.4
2023	OAK	0	0	12.71	6	0	0	5.7	32	3	5	5	27.8	102.6	30.4
Career		0	0	10.80	7	0	0	6.7	37	3	7	5	38.5		40.8

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TB	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
2023	OAK	P	6	6	0	1	0	0	1.000	+0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	55	13.2 IP, 27% K	2.73
2026	AAA	nan	Pit	64	16.0 IP, 30% K	2.25
2025	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	236	58.2 IP, 30% K	3.71
2023	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	125	29.0 IP, 26% K	5.59
2022	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	184	42.1 IP, 27% K	5.56
2022	AA	Midland RockHounds	Pit	123	27.2 IP, 34% K	4.30
2021	A+	Lansing Lugnuts	Pit	67	17.1 IP, 51% K	3.68
2021	A	Stockton Ports	Pit	148	36.1 IP, 36% K	3.74

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.209	0.312	0.234	0.430
2025	0.350	0.000		0.280
2023	0.400	0.571	0.546	0.390

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.